Short

The professional performers have arrived for rehearsals. Julia meets Gillian Moffat, who is playing Dorothy, and her dog, Coco, who will be playing Toto. Coco wears a service dog vest, so Julia won’t be able to spend much time playing with her. Julia notices several new dynamics now that the other performers have arrived: Olive doesn’t seem as impressed with Gillian as the others do, the Good Witch and the Bad Witch actresses are not particularly friendly, and Charisse seems interested in the man playing the Wizard (who is single). Julia and Olive practice with the flying monkey harnesses for the remainder of rehearsal, and Julia notes that landing is particularly difficult for her.

Now that Julia knows how difficult the wire work can be, she decides to visit Mrs. Chang and suggest that she take a different role. She brings over slices of cake that Randy made, and Mrs. Chang offers her tea in the backyard while they share the cake. There, Julia meets Mrs. Chang’s pet ducks and forgets all about asking Mrs. Chang to change her mind about the play. The two of them enjoy the afternoon together feeding and watching the ducks.